AWB Chapter 164 What to do?
Chapter 164 What to do?
The news brought back by Aunt Jin put everyone in the Si family into a desperate situation. Their father was sick, but they were helpless outside, and the eldest sister they could rely on was in a coma.
How to do?
Aunt Jin said, "Second Miss, Third Miss, you were still young when our family was first exiled. Later, Master was never used to life in the village. Plus, the eldest and second young masters were capable, so he didn't have to worry much. So everyone thought he couldn't do anything, but... the road to exile was difficult. If it weren't for Master's painstaking efforts, our family wouldn't have made it here in one piece, especially..."
Especially the three sisters Si Muyan. Although they were young at the time, only seven years old, they were the most eye-catching young ladies. From Kyoto to Lingnan City, to Songji Village in Fenghuang County, how many people would have their eyes on them?
The noble ladies were used to seeing good things, and the three sisters were smart and pretty since they were young. Some people would pay a high price for them if they were taken away and raised for a few years.
"At that time, the master's hair turned white almost overnight, and his health was much worse than before. That's why the two young masters didn't let him do any rough work. The master's body couldn't withstand the hardships of prison, let alone the various tortures."
They need to come up with a solution quickly. If they delay any further, Dad will die in prison.
The second sister's face turned pale. "But what else can we do? Do we really have to send our eldest sister over?"
The younger sister turned around and went back to her room, and found the marriage certificate thrown on the table. It had been crumpled up into a ball by her, and it was so wrinkled that its original appearance could not be seen.
She came out with the marriage certificate, spread it out in front of everyone, and said, "Eldest sister is the pillar of our family, so of course she can't get married. But if she doesn't get married, Dad won't be able to hold on for much longer, so she must get married."
"This……"
The younger sister said, "We are triplets. Although we are not exactly alike, we are similar. Tomorrow morning I will go find the matchmaker and ask her to take me to see Mr. Qian. I will definitely be able to convince him to change the marriage from my eldest sister to me."
"No!" The second sister grabbed the marriage certificate and immediately tore it up. "Little sister, you shouldn't be the one jumping into this fire pit."
The younger sister didn't care and said, "This is the only solution for now. It doesn't matter if the marriage certificate is torn up. Boss Qian still has a lot. What I need to do is to get Boss Qian to accept that I will replace the eldest sister. As for the future... Second sister, I'll leave the house to you for the time being. Just hold on a little longer. When the eldest sister wakes up, everything will be fine. Who knows, I might even be able to come back safely by then!"
The last sentence about being able to come back was just a hope. After all, given Mr. Qian's personality, even if he agreed to marry me off, he would definitely ruin me first. Even if there was a way to get me back, her innocence would not be preserved.
The second sister hugged the youngest sister, crying breathlessly. She really wanted to bear all this for her younger sister. However, she also knew that she was useless, had been married and had children, and did not have the brains of the eldest sister and the younger sister. How could Boss Qian agree to this?
The atmosphere in the Si family was depressed all night, but it took a turn for the better on the next morning.
After Xiaomei packed her things, Zhu Laoer and He Song came over and prepared to take her to the county town to find a matchmaker so that they could negotiate with Boss Qian about the replacement marriage.
Unexpectedly, the mysterious Doctor Cheng suddenly ran out laughing and said, "I was wondering, how could my medical skills be wrong? Your sister is awake!"
"woke up?"
Si Muyan was indeed awake, but she was still very dizzy. However, she didn't need to go out to see a doctor. She immediately called out to her younger brother who had been guarding the bedside: "Tell me everything that happened!"
The younger brother hesitated: "Sister, you just woke up, you need to rest..."
"Let your third sister come in!" Even though she was sick, Si Muyan's tone of voice was somewhat sharp.
The younger brother didn't dare to say more and quickly went out to let the younger sister in.
The younger sister hesitated for a moment, but did not hide anything. She told everything that had happened to the Si family restaurant during the days when Si Muyan was unconscious, including her father being arrested and imprisoned, and having a high fever that wouldn't go away.
"Little sister." The second sister interrupted her, "Eldest sister just woke up and is so weak. You shouldn't have said so much to her..."
The younger sister shook her head. "If I don't tell her, she'll start to overthink things and worry about it, and won't be able to think of a solution. It's better to tell her everything. With my ability, I'm sure she'll be able to come up with a solution."
But she herself did not quite believe this, especially when she saw her elder sister's pale face without a trace of blood. She was worried and distressed.
As expected, Si Muyan didn't react much to hearing this. She drank some sugar water from Aunt Jin's hand. When she felt a little stronger, she asked, "Besides Daddy, is everyone else okay? Where are the people working at the Zhu Family Japanese Food Store? Where's the workshop?"
The younger sister first asked Aunt Jin and the second sister to make some light meals, while she took care of Si Muyan and made her lie down. "The Qian family's goal is to force us to submit. They are using Daddy as an example for us. They won't kill us all for now. If we don't take action, I guess the workshop and others will be the next to take action."
Si Muyan nodded and asked, "Little sister, do you have any ideas?"
The younger brother's heart sank in his chest. What could the third sister do? If she had a solution, she wouldn't have planned to marry herself off. But he didn't dare to say it, fearing that it would only make the eldest sister worry more. He only hated that he was still young and couldn't share the burden with his father and sisters.
"I can only buy time," the younger sister said, expressing her thoughts. "I'm negotiating with Boss Qian today. With my eloquence, there's a very good chance he'll accept exchanging you for me. Whether you become his illegitimate son's wife, or his concubine, we have to wait until we get to Lingnan City, a journey of three or four days. Is that enough time for you to come up with a plan, big sister?"
If her elder sister hadn't woken up, her innocence would have been lost. Now that her elder sister was awake, she felt hopeful. If she persisted a little longer, and held off for a while longer, perhaps her elder sister would come up with a solution.
Si Muyan closed her eyes and pondered for a long time before she said, "This method won't work. If you follow him, you'll be drowned in all the rumors and spit when you come back. Your second sister was with Jiang San at the time. After all, she really had a family and a man. But you..."
"I don't care. I don't plan to get married either."
"That can't be you either." Si Muyan opened her eyes and said, "There's no need to do this unless it's absolutely necessary."
The younger sister was anxious: "Isn't it time to do something as a last resort? Big sister, if we delay any longer, how will Dad... How will Dad be able to hold on? Can Big Sister think of any other solution now?"